The Vincent House is a historic building located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States. The distinguishing features of this three-story, red brick, Second Empire house is its mansard roof and wrap-around porch.[2] Web Vincent moved his family into the house in 1879 and it remained in the Vincent family until 1969 when Anne R. Vincent died. Vincent was a businessman who made his fortune in the local gypsum industry. A ballroom was located on the third floor and its walls were composed of gypsum plaster, which was the first time it was used in the United States.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
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| Location | 824 3rd Ave., S. Fort Dodge, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°30′09″N 94°11′08.5″W / 42.50250°N 94.185694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1871 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000743[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 23, 1973 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Ethyl R. Rufer. "The Vincent House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-26. with photos
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